In common usage, most people use the word statistic to refer to research figures and calculations, either from information based on a sample or an entire population. Statistics means different things to different people.
The best way to see the Hollywood Sign is to drive up Beachwood Drive (north of Hollywood Boulevard). The Sign is clearly visible most the way up Beachwood, although the hills begin to obscure the view of the Sign near the top of the drive.
We stayed at the Loews Hollywood Hotel and booked a room that could see the Hollywood sign. That was great for one teen daughter whose main goal in LA was to see the sign, but then we drove to 3000 Canyon Lake Drive to take pictures holding the sign up like in the TV shows.